The Westchester County Board of Legislators has passed by overwhelming majority its $2.8 billion budget outlining the county’s priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
The 2025 County Budget maintains the same County property tax rate as 2024, marking the sixth consecutive year without a tax levy increase. The plan prioritizes funding for childcare, affordable housing and public safety. The Board weighed community recommendations through a series of public engagement sessions.
Chairman Vedat Gashi said: “We’ve listened to County residents and responded with a budget that prioritizes vital services for those most in need. This budget supports our most vulnerable residents while protecting taxpayers and our fiscal future.”
Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson said: “As Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I’m proud to present a sound and balanced
2025 County Budget. Despite the challenges of a tight fiscal environment, we’ve succeeded in keeping a property tax increase for the general operating budgetat bay for the sixth consecutive year. This budget sustains critical funding for the childcare scholarship program at the same level as last year while prioritizing new affordable housing projects and flood mitigation projects. It reflects our unwavering commitment to quality of life issues and to making Westchester a safe, more affordable, and more livable county for all residents.”
Majority Leader Tyrae Woodson-Samuels said: “This budget reflects our focus on protecting taxpayers, supporting our most vulnerable residents and maintaining fiscal responsibility to ensure all Westchester residents are being served fairly, sustainably and equitably. I’m proud that, at a time of economic challenges, we crafted a balanced budget and preserved a zero percent increase to the County
property tax levy.”
Highlights of the 2025 Westchester County Budget
The Capital Budget reflects $453 million in new appropriations, including $373 million for general County purposes: Improvements in Housing, Enhancements to Environmental Facilities that provide clean air and water and Upgrades to Roads and Bridges, with $80
million for Refuse, Sewer and Water Districts.
The Operating Budget allocates $9 million to non-profits that provide essential services for Westchester County residents: over $75 million for childcare subsidies including to $3.3 million for childcare scholarships for working families and over $7.4 million for domestic violence
survivors.
The budget will be delivered to County Executive George Latimer for his signature.
